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“Last June, all 23 European Space Agency member states unanimously approved collaboration with South Korea. The same applies to signing the Framework Agreement, which marks the first step in our cooperation.” That was the message from Alexander Soucek, head of the External Relations Department at the European Space Agency (ESA), in an interview with Chosun Biz at ESA headquarters in Paris on July 7. ESA and South Korea’s newly launched Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) are set to sign a framework agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two agencies.

Ukraine will become the first European nation to offer Starlink mobile services when leading operator Kyivstar launches messaging by year-end and mobile satellite broadband in mid-2026, Chief Executive Oleksandr Komarov said.

With NASA planning to decommission the International Space Station around 2030, a new generation of commercial and hybrid orbital platforms is in the making. At the Paris Air Show, key players VAST, The Exploration Company (Nyx), Alatyr, and Andromach showcased their solutions, from compact capsules to full-fledged orbital habitats.

KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) -Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe into space as the region looks to reduce its reliance on U.S. players. U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" policies and the war in Ukraine have prompted Europe to ramp up its independent capabilities in a variety of areas, including defence and space operations.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced five private companies to advance to the next stage of its European Launcher Challenge, an initiative designed to boost European commercial space launch capabilities and reduce dependence on traditional heavy-lift rockets.

Militär Aktuell already reported reported on the “LEO2VLEO” satellite project last December. – Now things are getting underway: The European Defense Agency (EDA) signed a contract with ISISPACE on 30 June. ISISPACE is leading an industrial consortium in which Austria is also prominently involved. Within two years, a constellation of three 16U satellites is to be designed, developed, built, launched and operated by 2027 as part of the LEO2VLEO project. “LEO2VLEO” thus represents a significant leap forward in European defense capabilities in space.

Today, ISISPACE, TNO, SRON, and KNMI announced the construction of the Twin Anthropogenic Greenhouse gas Observers (TANGO). This is a satellite system from the European Space Agency (ESA) that measures global greenhouse gas emissions of CO₂ and methane at the source level. TANGO builds on the successful TROPOMI satellite mission.

The call for proposals for the 2025-2026 cycle of the ESA Academy Experiments programme is now open! University teams are invited to submit ideas for scientific and technical experiments. The Experiments programme offers free consultation prior to submitting an experiment proposal. Successful applicants will be supported in the design, development and operations of their experiment onboard one of the available platforms.

"Space technology is rapidly becoming an increasingly integrated element of Lithuania's broader defence and resilience strategy," says Invest Lithuania's Šarūnas Genys, who is the body's head of manufacturing sector, and defence sector expert.

The European Commission is pushing to create a massive industrial policy fund by merging up to 14 existing budget lines in its next multiannual financial framework spending plan, draft legislation seen by Euractiv shows.

The global space economy was valued at €572 billion in 2023, according to the European Space Agency, and it is estimated to reach €1.6 trillion in a decade. The main focus of the new EU Space Act is launchers and satellites, which are increasingly important for activities as diverse as communications, navigation, meteorology and renewable energy. However, Europe lags far behind the US and has spent just €12 billion in public funding on the space industry, compared with €65 billion in the US. The same applies to private investment: €980 million in the EU, compared with €3.6 billion in the US.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), with the assistance of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), successfully transferred 10 advanced technologies to six Indian private industries.